Title: What Should Have Been Forgotten

Summary: After purifying the jewel, Kagome and Inuyasha begin their lives in the feudal era as they wait to be reunited with Kagome's family. But what happens when Sota appears in the feudal era with his girlfriend. What happens when Sota is forced to live the same life if not worse than that of the one his sister took? Read and find out.

Prolog

It was a beautiful day and everyone was enjoying themselves. Kagome and Inuyasha sat under a tree as they watched their son play with Rin. Sesshomaru had stopped by and had come to pay a visit to his family since Rin had been longing to play with the young kit. Inuyasha turned to his mate and held on to her tighter before he asked, "What are we going to give Shippo a sibling?"

"We'll give him a sibling once I finish my training. Kaede is old and she is getting worse. I'm going have to take her place soon." Kagome answered in a sad voice.

"So, you can always have that monk help you." Inuyasha growled.

"I can't do that and you know it…besides, I want to make sure that we're all safe before we start a family. I just want everything to calm down." Kagome said.

Inuyasha knew what exactly she meant by that. After Jezebeth had been buried, Kyashi had wanted nothing more than to attack and kill him and Sesshomaru for allowing Jezebeth to take Kagome's place. He refused to see that it was her choice. After the Dragon Queen had had enough of him, she had him locked up only to be set free by those who saw things his way. No one knew where he was or if he would even attack them soon. After taking in a deep breath he said, "Yeah, I know."

"Oka! Otu! Look over here!" Shippo yelled as he and Rin tired to get their attention.

"We're watching sweetie but you have to wait. We're talking." Kagome called back to him.

"We'll watch him." Sango offered as she and Miroku walked over to the two children.

"Do you think they know yet?" Kagome whispered.

"No, but it shouldn't take them long." Inuyasha answered.

"Then you will need some extra protection…brother." A voice was heard.

Kagome and Inuyasha looked down to find Sesshomaru standing under the tree they were in. Kagome smiled at her brother and jumped down to huge him. Once she had done so, she looked at his new arm and made sure that everything was alright. Once she was sure that it wasn't because of his new arm that he was here, Kagome looked at him and asked, "What are you doing here? Why did you send Rin and Jaken without your protection?"

"What the hell happened now?" Inuyasha growled.

"It would seem some have heard that Kyashi is planning to attack you first. I merely came to see if you would need help in protecting this village." Sesshomaru answered.

"Well at least Kagura got you to stop saying 'this Sesshomaru,' crap." Kagome stated as she turned to find Rin and Shippo playing with Kohaku.

"We'll be fine; we've all been training and we'll be able to protect this village just fine." Inuyasha answered.

"Very will than…Kagura you may come out now." Sesshomaru growled out. Just as the sudden guest of wind had faded, Kagura stood next to her mate in a proud composer.

"It's been a while." Kagome said.

"Yes it has. I hope everything is going well." Kagura replied.

"Feh, you can stay in our hut for the night. We have one extra bedroom." Inuyasha offered as he turned to face his pack. He knew that his brother had come to care for his friends and knew that he could now count on him for anything.

"If we are not in the way we would like to stay." Kagura replied with a slight bow of respect.

"It's fine…come one Inuyasha I have to go and help Kaede now…she's calling me." Kagome said as she got ready to leave.

"Feh, I'll get Shippo and the others back, you go and see what's going…"Inuyasha began only to be stopped mid sentence. They were close to the well as usual but what caught him off guard was the scent that had just appeared in the air. He knew that there was no way for it be here unless something happened. Not wanting to alarm his mate or the rest of the pack Inuyasha turned to Kagura and asked, "Can you get everyone back to the village."

"Of course…Sesshomaru I shall see you there." Kagura answered. She was with a pup and had no intentions of getting into a fight unless it was necessary.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked in a worried voice.

"It's fine…I just need to go and check on something. You go and help Kaede." He answered as he gently kissed her.

"Alright but if you're not back by the time I'm done I'm coming after the two of you." She stated as she followed Kagura to the others.

"Come on Sesshomaru…lets go." Inuyasha growled.

"Where is Otu going?" Shippo asked as he reached his mother.

"He is going to go check something out. I think it's time we head back to the village." Kagome answered so that Miroku and Sango got the clue.

"Rin!" Kagura called.

"Mama!" a happy Rin was heard.

"Kohaku!" Sango called.

Meanwhile Sesshomaru ran alongside his brother. He could tell that his brother was upset about something and knew that this was a matter of importance. Once he grew tired of running Sesshomaru turned to his younger brother and asked, "Where are we going and what are we looking for?"

"It's a strange scent I picked up on. I know you noticed it to since it just appeared out of nowhere." Inuyasha answered.

"It probably belongs to some lost human." Sesshomaru growled.

"This scent is Kagome's younger brother. We need to find him." Inuyasha replied as they passed the bone eaters well. 'So he did come this way…but where did he go?' he thought.

"I see, than I shall make sure that his safety comes first." Sesshomaru said. If he was his sisters brother than that made him his brother as well; no matter how younger or how older he was they were not related.

Just as they reached a nearby clearing that they knew well, Inuyasha spotted Sota on the floor with a barrier around his self as a demon pulled back. Before he could do anything, Sota had lowered his barrier and looked up to face the demon. Just as the demon thought he would have a free meal he felt his whole body go up in flames. Sota had used the grass it was standing on to purify it. "Damn it worked…I guess all that training paid off."

"And what the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha growled as he approached Sota.

Sota looked up to see the one person he knew that would be able to help him. However at the moment he was at a loss of energy and had no time to answer before he felt the world around him fade away. Just as Sota was about to fall to the floor he was held up with Sesshomaru's tail. Inuyasha walked over to the kid and picked him up while he said, "Thanks, now let's get back to the pack."

"How will your mate react to his being here? Should he not be in his own era?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Well, there's only one way to find out." Inuyasha said as he took off toward the village. Once they were sure that it was only one demon that he had killed and that he had not suffered an injury, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha made their way back to the village.

Kagome had just finished with the herbs that Kaede needed help with. She knew that it was almost time for Kaede to pass on but she didn't want to believe it. Just as she stood up to stretch she picked up the scent of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru along with an unfamiliar scent. Kagome turned to face Kagura only to find that she was already standing. Kagura looked at Kagome and asked, "Do you recognize that scent?"

"No, I have no idea who is with them…stay here with everyone." Kagome answered as she got ready to walk out of the hut.

Just as she was about to walk out, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru walked into the hut. The moment Kagome saw who was in her brothers arms she couldn't take it. 'That is no way…he should be with…oh no…what if….what if something happened and I wasn't there? No…Sota.' Kagome thought as she began to blame herself for the endless possibilities as to why her brother was here with her. The last thing she heard was Sango yelling out her name before the world around her went black.

A/N: Well there you have it. The first chapter to the sequel of 'In the Hands of a Stranger.' I hope you all like it and please let me know. Oh and just to give you all a heads up, the next two chapters are going to be on how and why Sota appeared in the feudal era. I am going to try to make this an everyone fic so please bare with me. I am open to ideas.

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